hellishly

In torturous fashion

Hellishly is an adverb meaning extremely or torturously, like something from hell: It was hellishly hot.

The exam was hellishly difficult.

The word amplifies whatever adjective follows, suggesting misery or difficulty.

hot

scorching

Extremely hot, burning

blistering · searing · roasting · boiling · stifling · suffocating · oppressively · tropically · infernally · unbearably

extreme

brutally

In a cruel manner

incredibly · overwhelmingly · insanely · ridiculously · absurdly · outrageously · ferociously · savagely · wickedly · fiendishly

unpleasant

miserably

In wretched fashion

despairingly · tormentingly · agonizingly · painfully · distressingly · dismally · grimly · bleakly · cheerlessly · joylessly

difficult

arduously

With strenuous effort

agonizing · backbreaking · demanding · exhausting · relentlessly · unforgivingly · mercilessly · ruthlessly · painfully · laboriously

Opposites
intensity/extremity of unpleasantness

hellishlyblissfully

With serene delight

heavenly · delightfully · pleasantly · wonderfully · gloriously

moral/spiritual character

hellishlyangelically

In saintly manner

divinely · heavenly · celestially · saintly · blessedly

Phrases
Family

hellish, hellishness

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